Civil Engineering

Laying the groundwork.

From the infancy of design to the proper, ongoing maintenance of a built structure or environment, civil engineering covers a lot of ground. It's why the multidisciplinary approach works, especially when layered with individual responsibility and a passion for what we do.

Michelle Gamble

A University of Nevada, Reno alumna with a degree in civil engineering, Michelle is licensed in both Nevada and California and is certified as a Qualified Industrial Storm Water Practitioner (QISP) and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Developer and Practitioner. Gamble is responsible for developing Best Management Practices (BMPs) and has extensive experience working with regulatory agencies including the Tahoe Reginal Planning Agency (TRPA), California Regional Water Quality Control Board permitting, Caltrans and NDOT.

“When not at work, Michelle can be found cheering on her two children at various sporting and musical events or hiking in the hills around Virginia City. She has a passion for horseback riding and exploring anywhere she hasn’t been before.”

Terrence R. Tobey, Principal

Terrence R. Tobey, P.E., S.E., is a Principal of Lumos & Associates and Director of our Structural Engineering Division. For more than 35 years Terrence has been a licensed structural engineer working throughout the Western United States. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, Terrence has provided his expertise to a wide range of sectors including transportation, military institutions, green energy companies, and seismic retrofits for historic buildings throughout urban and rural communities. In 2001, Terrence formed the Tobey-Wade Consulting Structural Engineering Group which was acquired by Lumos & Associates in 2017. Terrence is a licensed structural engineer in Nevada, California, Arizona, Idaho, Hawaii, New Mexico and Utah.

A solid framework.

Resource Development

Drilling down details.

Lumos uses the Project Team Approach for larger projects. While overall responsibility ultimately lies with the Principal-in-Charge, the Project Manager is
responsible for making the project hum day-to-day and sometimes decade-to-decade.

Mike Hardy, Associate

Mike Hardy, P.E., P.G., W.R.S., is a 12 year veteran of Lumos and serves as a Project Manager, focusing on water resource projects. An avid outdoorsman, Mike made a precarious move to Nevada in 1989 from Pocatello, Idaho. On his way to a post-college job interview in Silver Peak to apply for a position as a hydrogeologist at a very remote in-situ mining operation he was involved in a roll-over car accident and spent the next day in the hospital. His interview was deferred for a couple of weeks, but he eventually got the job. Vowing to stay at least two years to accumulate experience, Mike stayed nine years. That's the kind of stick-to-itiveness that project managers are made of and the thread that gives clients the confidence to hire us.

Lumos has an excellent track-record for projects that drill down through layers of bureaucracy and years of oversight. We're just as comfortable with the smaller projects too.

Drilling down details.

LandscapeArchitecture

Groundbreaking design.

Lumos creative approach to design has often resulted in our adding services and capabilities along the way. Landscape Architecture is one of the
more recent additions within our multidisciplinary approach and has led us to complete several award winning projects.

Marc Chapelle

Marc Chapelle, RLA, Lumos’ Landscape Architect brings over 25 years of landscape architectural design experience that includes land planning, subdivision layout, grading plans, erosion control plans, recreational planning, trail routing, amenities design, as well as landscape and irrigation layout. Marc’s background includes experience as a former project manager at Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada, and as a landscape architect for private engineering and consulting firms throughout Nevada.

A resident of Sparks, he is out and about walking his dogs. With his many projects all over the Truckee Meadows, traveling around, spotting them, and seeing how they have performed has become his new hobby.

Greg Phillips, Principal

Gregory S. Phillips, P.L.S., W.R.S. is our Director, Surveying Division. Greg has over 23 years of surveying and mapping experience and an impressive resume of projects with the last 15 years of work occurring throughout Nevada and California.

He began his surveying career working as a chainman for his uncle's engineering and surveying business in Rogersville, MO, and worked his way up through the survey ranks, putting himself through college as a survey technician and party chief.

Brian Harer

Brian is our Construction Services Supervisor and a skilled materials tester. He is the man behind our track record of successful projects with Washoe RTC, City of Reno and City of Sparks — he helps keep all of the constantly moving parts in motion. Brian loves working at Lumos because of the opportunity it affords him to work in and learn about the different neighborhoods and areas around town, and he enjoys being part of building a project from start to finish. He likes how each project is different even though the methods to complete the work is the same. Lumos has facilitated Brian’s move from lab technician to project management on public works projects — and, Brian has proved to be exceptionally proficient at all tasks!

Brian’s free time is spent with his wife and two children. He enjoys camping, fishing, and coaching youth sports.

Concrete practices.

Geotechnical

Enlightened information.

Communication with the client and involved citizen boards or jurisdictional agencies is paramount. We have a solid foundation in public information
programs and presentations to technical and lay boards.

The Gentle Giant

Mitch Burns, P.E., C.E.M., Associate, a.k.a "the gentle giant" is the Materials Engineering Manager in the Construction Division. Mitch oversees all of the geotechnical engineering and materials testing for Lumos & Associates. When it comes to geotechnical issues, Mitch is the "go to guy" in Nevada often being called upon by other engineering firms and public agencies for his expertise.

Mitch knows everything there is to know about the soil mechanics and geological issues in our region, and can be credited for making the decision that it was structurally safe to build the temporary arch culvert to construct the Galena Creek Arch Bridge.

Enlightened information.

Specialty Services

Blazing new trails.

Lumos & Associates approaches everything with one goal. To provide engineering in its purest and truest form, with an eye to the world as it is, and a
creative intention to improve our place in it. Many of our specialty services are among our highest achievements.

Chas Macquarie

Chas Macquarie, a multi-award winning engineer is Lumos & Associates retired CEO with a passion for biking that brings him back to the drawing board to work on special projects with a focus on paths and trails.

The Nevada Stateline-to-Stateline Bikeway Project, Lake Tahoe is a project he was excited to begin as a subconsultant to AECOM in 2007. The project includes South and North Demonstration Projects - each 3 miles long. Phase 1B of the South Demonstration Project was completed in October, 2012 and Phase 1C was completed in October 2013. The North Demonstration Project is scheduled for completion in 2016.

Blazing new trails.

SupportServices

Measurable results.

We consistently deliver and over-deliver because we employ a collaborative approach throughout the firm, from mentoring younger associates to working
with other specialists when we need to draw on outside expertise.

Max also holds ICC special inspection certifications in reinforced concrete, structural masonry, structural steel and bolting, soils, structural welding and pre-stressed concrete. These certifications provide him the ability to inspect a project from the ground up. His expertise and his invariably smiling face make him one of our most requested inspectors by our clients. Max has served as the Lead Inspector on several contracts with the Washoe RTC, City of Reno and the Nevada Department of Transportation.